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Rachel Goldberg-Polin: The Appeal of a Mother Who Buried Her Only Son
Rachel Goldberg-Polin is the mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was murdered by Hamas in 2024. (Ahikam Seri via AFP)
Give us back our children—those who are starving in tunnels and being forced to dig their own graves.
By Rachel Goldberg-Polin
08.04.25 — Israel
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Destiny tapped me on the shoulder from behind. When I turned around, he ducked and was gone. Nothing has ever been the same. It never will be.

So here is my new path, breath, pulse. Here is my new life.

At 8:23 a.m. on the morning of October 7, 2023, my only son Hersh’s last written words to me came up on my cell phone in two consecutive texts. “I love yo…

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Rachel Goldberg-Polin
Rachel Goldberg-Polin and her husband, Jon Polin, are the parents of three children. Her first book, When We See You Again, will be published on April 21.
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